Topeka is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 125,449 people and 42 associated neighborhoods, Topeka is the fifth largest community in Kansas.

Also of interest is that Topeka has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.67% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.63 minutes getting to work every day.

The percentage of people in Topeka who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.46% of adults in Topeka have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Topeka in 2018 was $32,176, which is middle income relative to Kansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $128,704 for a family of four. However, Topeka contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Topeka is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Topeka home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Topeka residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Topeka also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.37% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Topeka include German, English, Irish, European, and French.

The most common language spoken in Topeka is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.